Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties
UNICEF chief to step down after nearly four years in job
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. children's agency, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, plans to step down...
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Ethiopia: Tigray forces push south as Amhara militias mobilise
By Ayenat Mersie and Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - Forces in Ethiopia's Tigray pushed deeper into land claimed by neighbouring...
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Iran says it is holding talks on prisoner exchanges with U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it was holding talks on prisoner exchanges with the United States aimed at...
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Self-censorship expected as Hong Kong book fair held under national security law
By Sara Cheng and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - For the first time, veteran Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Pang...
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China says it opposes U.S. interference in internal affairs related to Hong Kong
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it opposed the United States interfering in its internal affairs, in response to...
Read moreU.S. condemns retaliatory attacks against civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
By Daphne Psaledakis and Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) - The United States is gravely concerned about reports of hostilities in Ethiopia's...
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U.S. stands with Cuban people in call for freedom, Biden says
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States supports the people...
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World hunger, malnutrition soared last year mostly due to COVID-19 – U.N. agencies
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) -World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely...
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Lithuania, EU say Belarus using refugees as ‘political weapon’
By Robin Emmott, Sabine Siebold and Andrius Sytas BRUSSELS/VYDENIAI, Lithuania (Reuters) -Lithuania's foreign minister and the EU's top diplomat accused...
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Egypt tightens punishment for sexual harassment
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian parliament on Monday approved harsher penalties for sexual harassment and related crimes and upgraded them...
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Desperate Myanmar residents queue for oxygen as COVID-19 cases surge
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military authorities pledged on Monday to ramp up oxygen supplies to help treat COVID-19 patients, as residents...
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Finland halts deportations to Afghanistan after U.S. troops leave
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will temporarily halt deportations to Afghanistan because of potential instability there following the withdrawal of U.S....
Read moreEgypt passes law expanding right to sack civil servants suspected of links to terrorism: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament on Monday approved legal amendments expanding the government's ability to sack civil servants with suspected...
Read moreAmid Belarus migrant row, Lithuania to open new camp for 500 people
By Andrius Sytas VYDENIAI, Lithuania (Reuters) -Lithuania said on Monday it would open a new camp to house illegal migrants...
Read moreEU rights official decries Polish curbs on media in tussle over U.S.-owned broadcaster
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The top EU rights official expressed concern on Monday over curbs on media freedom in Poland where...
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In latest China regulatory move, common data platform planned for Greater Bay area
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's southern Guangdong province said it plans to build a common data platform for the Greater Bay...
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Pentagon says U.S. team going to Haiti to assess needs
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -A team of U.S. security and law enforcement experts is traveling to Haiti to determine what assistance...
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Polish TV regulator casts doubt over future of U.S.-owned news channel
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Polish news station TVN24 is in breach of foreign ownership rules for media firms, the...
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Israel’s Supreme Court rules in favour of same-sex couple surrogacy rights
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that current legal restrictions barring same-sex couples from becoming parents through...
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India’s most populous state seeks to promote two-child policy
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has proposed legislation that aims to discourage couples from having...
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